Happy Memorial Weekend !

Just wanted to pop in and first say Thank You to everyone entering the Give Away for a $25 Gift Certificate for some custom sewing labels!  And thanks for all the nice comments too!

I also wanted to wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day Weekend !  I plan on sewing all weekend!  Can't wait to cut into some of my market loot! And I have some new patterns coming out, so I'll be working on those too.

AND... I just got an email from Craftsy!  They have a really good thing going on this weekend!

During this Memorial Day weekend, you can join Craftsy in honoring the brave men and women who have served in the US Armed Forces.

For every class sold this weekend, Craftsy will donate a portion of the proceeds to benefit a veterans' organization!

Select classes will be on sale up to 60% off!  This would be a great time to take a class if you've been thinking about it.  A good cause and a sale!  Can't beat that. 

I just had to add this picture too... It's one of my favorites.   It's a relative, but nothing was written on the back of the photo. I think it is one of my Great Grandmother's brothers.  Very appropriate for this weekend blog post I think! 

Happy Sewing !!! 

ooxx`jodi

Custom Sewing Labels Giveaway

I have been wanting some custom sewing labels to sew into my various projects, for a long time now. And I finally ordered some from Jennifer @ Jennifer's Jewels... 

I LOVE them!

In case you haven't popped over to the blog in a couple weeks... I'm in the process of making a few changes::: Updating, freshening up, re-organizing.... and my awesome daughter-in-law re-did the flower for my logo.... 

This is the little black and white version of part of my new flower, and it worked perfectly for my new labels... 

When I received my labels in the mail, I immediately emailed Jennifer and asked if she'd be interested in having a little Give Away on my site. {it's been a while since I had one of those}.  And she said Yes! 

Jennifer is going to be giving one lucky reader a $25.00 Gift Certificate to her Website so you can get your own labels!  

Here are some of the labels Jennifer has to offer! So fun!

Just leave me a comment on this post and you'll be entered in the Give Away ! 

GIVE AWAY ENDS 

Tuesday May 28th, 2013 @ 11:00 pm PST 

{did ya notice I even gave you a little sneak peak at two new projects... coming soon...}

Happy Sewing !!!  ooxx`jodi

Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies for Spring!

I was so excited that so many of my Quilting/Blogging friends were coming to Quilt Market this past weekend... I wanted to do a little something for them.

So I decided to bake some of my "famous" Sugar Cookies! 

I was asked many times to post the recipe.... {I forgot that I'd already posted it a while go} But here it is again... 

My mom made these every holiday while we were growing up.... I'm pretty sure the recipe came from a Betty Crocker cookie cookbook.  Mom? yes?  no? 

They are oh so good! 

Happy Spring everyone !  Oh !  And yes I had a fabulous time at Quilt Market and LOVED meeting some of my closest blogging/quilting friends in real life! 

Old Fashioned Frosted Sugar Cookies 

Set oven temperature to 375*- 400*

Cream together:

1/2 cup Butter

1 cup Sugar

1 Egg

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg

Heaping 1/2 cup Sour Cream

Add:

2 2/3 cup Flour

Divide dough in half.

Roll out to 1/4" thickness on well floured surface

Cut with cookie cutters

Bake 8-10 minutes until lightly browned

Let cookies cool

Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting a day or two before serving

Store in airtight container

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

3 Tablespoons butter
1 Tablespoon milk
3 oz. cream cheese softened
2 c. powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. salt

Cream butter, cream cheese. 
Add milk, salt and sugar.
Beat until creamy.

The ADORABLE table runner under the "cookie" plate, is from Bonnie @ Cotton Way!  You can find the pattern HERE!